Nine employees were hospitalized after an ammonia leak at a food plant in Lake Villa that sent ten fire departments to the scene Friday morning. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District responded around 11:20 a.m. Friday to C and F Packing Company, 515 Park Avenue in Lake Villa, for a report of an odor investigation. […]
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Firefighter in critical condition in ICU after major ammonia spill in Beach Park leaves 36 others hospitalized
A firefighter is in the intensive care unit in critical condition after a farm tractor leaked several tons of ammonia in Beach Park, leaving 36 others hospitalized, some with life-threatening injuries. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a possible vehicle fire at 4:25 a.m. Thursday near Green Bay Road & 29th Street […]